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More than 200 Indiana attorneys are offering free legal consultations as an annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. The Indiana State Bar Association’s program called “Talk to a Lawyer Today” was established in 2002 as a way continue King’s ideas on social justice. Lawyers will...

(image courtesy of NASA) The lead climate change researcher at Purdue says new data from NOAA and other agencies reminds us that just because it is cold here doesn't mean it is cold everywhere else. NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NASA both say...

House Speaker Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis) (WIBC.com file photo: Eric Berman) House Republicans plan to add more money for schools to what Governor Pence has proposed in his budget. Pence is calling for a 2% increase for schools in the first year of the two-year budget, plus...

A Wayne Township Ladder truck is out of service after being hit by a suspected drunk driver early this morning. Ladder 84 was responding to an apartment fire and had turned south onto Girls School Road from 10th street when it was hit. The crew inside the truck and the driver of...

Two dresses were donated for the services Saturday. (photo courtesy RTV6) A baby found abandoned and dead near Eagle Creek Park in December was to be laid to rest Saturday. Arrangements for the interment of the child, named "Baby Amelia," were handled by the "He Knows Your Name...

An 8-year-old boy was arrested on charges of setting a fire inside a home on the city’s north side Thursday evening. Officials said the fire caused $100 of damage to the home in the 3100 block of North Guilford Avenue. Arson investigators and the prosecutor determined there was...

Agribusiness executives and researchers are describing Indiana as poised to become a global heavyweight in food-science research. Elanco president Jeff Simmons says Indiana is building a roster of companies working on ways to boost food production to meet the needs of a world...

Two Hoosiers of Cuban descent are applauding the loosening of the 50-year-old U.S.-Cuba embargo. The move that takes effect today, eases travel and trade restrictions and President Obama says the U.S. will soon open an embassy in the Caribbean nation. Both Dr. Henry Fernandez...

Chondrules are found in every meteorite that has ever landed on the earth ( image courtesy of Wikipedia) Scientists have thought that meteors may contain the early building blocks of planets in our solar system, but new research from Purdue University shows that it may be the...